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Tell that to the people who have been beaten and beheaded. There is nothing "traditionalist" about Sadar. He has frequently aligned himself with the fanatic Sunni, up until he noticed the tide changing. He's the one who led the caravan of "aid" to Fallujah. Don't kid yourself, Islamic fanaticism is not merely a Sunni problem. It is little men claiming authority by the misuse of the Koran. Both use the same tactics, both have the same outcome in mind.

None of this really has a thing to do with religion, it has to do with a grab for power. Religion is only the tool they use to obtain that power. They use God as a weapon and a handy excuse.

I didn't say "fanaticism" was isolated to any one group. In fact, I don't think I even mentioned "fanaticism". All I did was point out that ALL the Islamofascists are Sunni.

There are a number of reasons for this ~ some of them are cultural, and some historic, but primarily the biggest reason is the "leadership principle" ~ Shia has a tradition of disaggregated leadership, with authority deriving from a group ~ the religious leadership in fact.

Sunni is a sitting duck for any restatement of the forms the Roman Empire adopted. That includes the exact same "leadership principle" found in fascism and its twin, Nazism, or it's first cousin, Stalinism!

So, what was it you were sayng until you brought up a new topic?